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Myrmecia nigriceps - Bull Ant
Victoria, Australia

photograph © Alex Wild 2005

A bull ant grooms her antennae.  This ant is a large insect, over an inch in length. 

 
Australia, VIC: Yandoit, c. 18 km SW Castlemaine.
37º11.310'S 144º04.765'E, 290m, 7.x.2005
Dry Sclerophyll.


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This image was captured with a Canon EOS D60, using a Canon 65/2.8 MPE 1-5x Macro lens.